Volume 16, Number 6—June 2010
Dispatch
Novel Norovirus in Dogs with Diarrhea
João Rodrigo Mesquita, Leslie Barclay, Maria São José Nascimento, and Jan Vinjé
Table
Detection of canine norovirus, parvovirus, and coronavirus in 105 fecal samples from dogs with and without diarrhea, Porto, Viseu, and Guarda, Portugal, December 2007–November 2008*
| Diarrhea | Canine norovirus,† no. (%) dogs | Canine parvovirus 2,‡ no. (%) dogs | Canine coronavirus,§ no. (%) dogs | Negative, no. (%) dogs | Total no. dogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 25 (40) | 36 (57) | 32 (51) | 11 (17) | 63 |
| No | 4 (9) | 22 (35) | 2 (5) | 18 (43) | 42 |
*Detection by reverse transcription–PCR.
†Odds ratio (OR) 6.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.87–26.65; p = 0.0007 (univariate analysis).
‡OR 20.8, 95% CI 5.06–83.92; p<0.0001 (univariate analysis).
§OR 1.21, 95% CI 0.51–2.86; p = 0.63 (univariate analysis).
